How to Help

HELLO Dear Friends and Family
FIRST – thank you for continuing to pray!!!
LOTS of great GOD things happening – can’t wait to share, right now they are happening too fast to do that. I will let you know more when I know more.
We are working hard on getting the word out about ORPHANS, what can be done to get them to families and getting Louis HOME.
Thanks to a friend in the media we have been contacted by several news sources and have a platform to advocate for our child and others.
http://nwahomepage.com/content/fulltextfox?cid=145162 Link to our local news interview.
We have interviews that should air as following: (times listed are CST)
CNN – Friday Night 6-7pm
FOX and FRIENDS – Saturday Morning 5:20am central time live interview
FOX NEWS Geraldo Show – 9pm (the producer has said they would like to find Louis and then allow us to see him on TV)
Please pray that the US Government would act swiftly to find a way for children who are already adopted by US citizens to immediately leave Haiti and join their families. Please also pray for the bigger picture that includes more children finding families.
Many have asked how to give or make a difference for Haiti…

These are my 'recommendations for giving' that we have personal connections to:

1. Worldwide Village – www.worldwidevillage.org
A. In Allocation line type the name "Livesay Family"- This family is living & serving in Haiti. Troy & Tara Livesay are friends of the Tugwells. Please check out their blog www.livesayhaiti.blogspot.com. They have helped us with adoption related matters periodically – Tara even thought seriously about taking Silas in their home when we were denied immigration. They delivered wipes and diapers to us in Haiti even when they were facing a personal crisis. They are remarkable REAL people who love God.
B. In the allocation line type the words "earthquake relief"- Any funds will be used for food, medicine and relief efforts. This ministry will begin Monday to send a group of physicians with the food & medicine to run mobile medical clinics in Port Au Prince. The trips will last 10 days with groups going back to back. If you know a Dr. or RN that is desiring to go to Haiti to help you may contact this ministry. The Livesay’s are helping to coordinate this effort.

2. Heartline Ministries – www.heartlineministries.org - The Livesay Family also works with this ministry. This ministry will be providing food & medical relief. John and Beth McHoul have been in Haiti since 1989. Also great people with big hearts. John also keeps it real on his blog – very inspiring.

3. Project Hope - www.projecthope.org Project HOPE is responding in Haiti with antibiotics, medical supplies, bandages and staff on the ground. The only way we can respond so quickly is because of past donations from supporters like you. When you donate to Project HOPE, you make it possible for us to respond to disasters around the globe, as well as get medical care to those who need it. We personally know the former director of Project Hope – he is a physician who is currently traveling to Haiti on the first trip of the USS Comfort. Noel and I will possibly have the opportunity to serve with Project Hope. Others can apply to volunteer as well.

4. LATER – The Titus Task – www.thetitustask.com. We are praying and seeking God in what He will have us do with our connections and love for Haiti and its children. We are asking God to allow us to be part of a movement where orphaned children in Haiti would find forever families in the US. As a friend wrote to me today…for His Spirit to move and provide miracle after miracle. It is a small world and we serve a BIG GOD! We are praying about taking donations for The Titus Task to designate specifically for Haitian children and their adoption. Seems like a great way to remember Titus!

THANK YOU for all of your support, love, and friendship to our family. Thank you for your prayers. We still need them and we feel them every day – we know Louis must too. We have certainly been shown the image of what God called the church to be to each other this week – some have called-emailed-facebooked, some have stopped by, some have cooked, some have cleaned, some have done laundry, some have “assisted”, all have encouraged, all have prayed. THANK YOU! I will update using the “social media networks” as it seems to be most efficient for now. I will keep our blog updated as often as I can.

Love to all –
Lori
For all of us at home and in Haiti!